Son of the Mob

SON OF THE MOB by Gordon Korman

Book talk by amelia.

PLOT

Vince Luca is like every other teenage guy, except for the fact that his dad is the most powerful mobster in New York. Vince has always tried to keep 'the life' and his life separate, but when a body in the trunk of his car ruins his first date with one of the hottest girls in his grade, he's furious. Why can't his family keep the Luca business out of his life, his love life in particular... It's not as if he can explain to a girl why he's constantly tailed by policemen or why he doesn't invite her over to 'meet the family'? When he finally finds a girl who understands, her family turns out to be more of a problem than his. Her dad's an FBI agent, one whose life goal is to throw Vince's father in jail.

CHARACTERS

Vince Luca:

- protagonist

- doesn't participate in the 'family business'

- Thin, dark haired

-idealistic

Kendra Bightley

-Vince's girlfriend

-nice, good at singing

-smart, observant

-blonde

Anthony Luca

-Vince's dad

-honest for a mobster

-strong-willed

-authoritative

-amateur carpenter

Alex Tarkanian

-Vince's best friend

-always trying to 'score' through Vince

-Jealous of the time's Vince is spending with Kendra

Literary Devices

Similes

Ex #1 (pg 42): It's like the organized crime version of collecting stamps-Hey, I'll trade you an expired meter in Brooklyn for a Port Authority bus-loading violation.

Ex #2(pg 53): How could you get tripped up by something as alien and irrelevant as the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead?

Ex#3(pg 56): It's as if an unseen force takes over me. I grab Kendra by the shoulders and kiss her.

Metaphors

Ex#1(pg 48): I can envision the next